As the rainy season gets intense, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has restated its commitment towards alleviating the plight of flood victims in the country.
This is as no fewer than 1,000 flood victims across 13 Local Government Areas of Katsina State are to benefit from relief items to be distributed by NEMA.
The items were handed over to the State Government by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk in the company of the NEMA Director-General, Mustapha Ahmed in Katsina.
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With the volume of rainfall on the increase as a result of the August break and its attendant impact on flood prone areas, the NEMA says it is taking proactive measures to cushion the negative effects.
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